Example Sentences
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Ask yourself why so many predatory animals can see perfectly on a moonless night.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne sits inside a makeshift, two-room house, exhausted after a gruelling shift picking and sorting roses.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
Osman Taha, a badly wounded officer in the Sudanese military, as he crossed the Nile on a moonless night last November.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Finally, remember that you will get your best viewing on moonless nights away from brightly lit areas.
From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023
When darkness had fallen over everything, and the stars burned bright in a moonless sky, they went to sleep.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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